{"id":71341,"date":"2026-04-19T00:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/morgan-stanleys-msbt-bitcoin-etf-wallets-now-publicly-trackable-via-arkham\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T00:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:02:17","slug":"morgan-stanleys-msbt-bitcoin-etf-wallets-now-publicly-trackable-via-arkham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/morgan-stanleys-msbt-bitcoin-etf-wallets-now-publicly-trackable-via-arkham\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Stanley&#8217;s MSBT Bitcoin ETF Wallets Now Publicly Trackable via Arkham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Arkham Intelligence labeled three onchain wallets backing Morgan Stanley\u2019s MSBT ETF, which holds 1,348 <span>BTC<\/span> worth more than $100M.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">MSBT launched on April 8, 2026, with a 0.14% expense ratio, the lowest among major U.S. spot <span>bitcoin ETFs<\/span>, including Blackrock\u2019s IBIT.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Anyone can now monitor Morgan Stanley\u2019s <span>BTC<\/span> accumulation in near real-time via Arkham\u2019s live dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Arkham Identifies Onchain Wallets Behind Morgan Stanley\u2019s Spot <span>Bitcoin ETF<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The fund, ticker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/AMEX-MSBT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSBT<\/a>, launched April 8, 2026, on NYSE Arca, making <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/nyse-welcomes-morgan-stanleys-msbt-launch-as-first-spot-bitcoin-etf-issued-by-a-major-us-bank\/\">Morgan Stanley<\/a> the first major U.S. bank to issue a spot <span>bitcoin ETF<\/span>. The firm manages roughly $9.3 trillion in client assets, placing the product squarely in view of traditional finance (TradFi) audiences who had no comparable onchain tracking tool before Arkham\u2019s labeling.<\/p>\n<p>Arkham\u2019s in-house analytics team <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/arkham\/status\/2045400429190926698?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">identified<\/a> three wallet addresses connected to MSBT\u2019s custodians, Coinbase and BNY Mellon, before publishing verified entity labels on its platform. As of approximately April 18, 2026, those wallets held 1,348 <span>BTC<\/span> valued at around $102.08 million, based on a <span>bitcoin<\/span> price in the $75,700 to $76,000 range.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_807262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-807262\" style=\"width:1520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-807262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from Arkham on April 18, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The firm announced the labeling publicly on X, noting at the time that MSBT had purchased $83.6 million worth of <span>bitcoin<\/span> since inception and held $64.4 million across its onchain addresses. Holdings have grown since then.<\/p>\n<p>Recent inflows documented by Arkham include a transfer of 177.757 <span>BTC<\/span>, worth approximately $13.75 million, arriving roughly 23 hours before publication, and a 209.296 <span>BTC<\/span> deposit, about $15.47 million, recorded three days prior. Multiple other deposits in the 80 to 415 <span>BTC<\/span> range were logged during the fund\u2019s first two weeks. No significant outflows have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>MSBT carries an expense ratio of 0.14 percent, the lowest among major U.S. spot <span>bitcoin ETFs<\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tokenized-us-treasuries-near-14b-as-circle-blackrock-lead-rwa-market-growth\/\">Blackrock<\/a>\u2018s Ishares <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Trust, ticker IBIT, charges 0.25 percent. On its first day of trading, MSBT recorded approximately $34 million in <span>volume<\/span> and ranked in the top 1% of all ETF launches over the prior year, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Net assets reached roughly $87 million after about five trading days.<\/p>\n<p>Spot <span>bitcoin ETFs<\/span> operate on a T+1 settlement cycle, meaning onchain transfers appear with roughly a one-day lag after public creation or redemption announcements. Arkham\u2019s dashboard reflects those flows once settled, offering near real-time visibility once the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-blockchain\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blockchain<\/a> records the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>The three labeled addresses carry partial public prefixes: bc1qa\u2026, bc1qe\u2026, and bc1qn\u2026. Arkham groups these into a single entity page, displaying aggregated balances, inflow and outflow charts, and full transaction history. However, Arkham may not have all of the bank\u2019s addresses, as Morgan Stanley\u2019s website indicates that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morganstanley.com\/im\/en-us\/financial-advisor\/products\/etfs\/digital-assets\/morgan-stanley-bitcoin-trust.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">holds 1,820.60 BTC<\/a> as the log\u2019s date of April 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_807259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-807259\" style=\"width:2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-807259 size-full\" title=\"Morgan Stanley's MSBT Bitcoin ETF Wallets Now Publicly Trackable via Arkham\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-18-at-5-06-10-pm_nwmk-scaled.png\" alt=\"Morgan Stanley's MSBT Bitcoin ETF Wallets Now Publicly Trackable via Arkham\" width=\"2560\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-18-at-5-06-10-pm_nwmk-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-18-at-5-06-10-pm_nwmk-1024x291.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-18-at-5-06-10-pm_nwmk-768x218.png 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-18-at-5-06-10-pm_nwmk-1536x436.png 1536w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-18-at-5-06-10-pm_nwmk-2048x581.png 2048w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-18-at-5-06-10-pm_nwmk-scaled.png 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-807259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from Morgan Stanley\u2019s ETF web portal on April 18, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arkham published a detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/info.arkm.com\/research\/track-morgan-stanleys-msbt-crypto-holdings-wallets-identified-by-arkham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">research article<\/a> on April 17, 2026, walking through its identification methodology. The firm\u2019s analytics platform now covers more than 450,000 entity pages and billions of address tags across exchanges, governments, asset managers, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-defi-decentralized-finance\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeFi<\/a> protocols, and individual wallets.<\/p>\n<p>For comparison, Arkham tracks Coinbase custody wallets, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/arkham-intelligence-identifies-grayscales-16-billion-onchain-bitcoin-holdings\/\">Grayscale wallets<\/a>, and Blackrock\u2019s IBIT-related addresses. The <a href=\"https:\/\/intel.arkm.com\/explorer\/entity\/usg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. government entity page<\/a> shows more than 328,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> in seized assets. Those figures shift as new addresses get labeled and prices move.<\/p>\n<p>What Morgan Stanley\u2019s MSBT labeling adds is a live window into a Wall Street institution\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> accumulation that previously would have required waiting for regulatory filings. Retail and institutional observers can now watch inflows and outflows from the same screen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/morgan-stanleys-msbt-bitcoin-etf-wallets-now-publicly-trackable-via-arkham\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Arkham Intelligence labeled three onchain wallets backing Morgan Stanley\u2019s MSBT ETF, which holds 1,348 BTC worth more than $100M. MSBT launched on April 8, 2026, with a 0.14% expense ratio, the lowest among major U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs, including Blackrock\u2019s IBIT. 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